The Cookin' Kidz is the perfect place for children to explore cooking, baking and making healthy delicious snacks in a supportive, friendly and fun environment.
Cooking and baking takes place in the Bakin' Barn, a beautiful little barn tastefully decorated with calm colours and equipped with modern appliances and even a little bathroom (perfect for potty training tots- when you've gotta go, you've gotta go!)
Corrine was so welcoming and on arrival we washed our hands and put on our (adorably cute) little aprons.
All ingredients had been measured out and put in handy little bowls ready for the children, and utensils laid out next to them. There were clear step by instructions as we poured, scooped, mixed and squeezed.
Children are encouraged to use all their senses and tasting the ingredients is allowed, Oscar and Lottie loved dipping their fingers into the sugar, yogurt and even tried the squeezed lemon juice used for our iced toppings.
We made lemony poppy seed muffins and whilst they were baking there was colouring activities and blackcurrant/ orange squash. (This cooking is thirsty work)
You're given a little recipe card to take home so you can make the dish again and as you collect the cards you can fill a folder full of delicious recipes.
You can see the passion and devotion Corrine has put into The Cookin' Kidz, she's thought of everything and there are a few set rules to the Bakin' Barn, for example ingredients which aren't for consumption are always put into red bowls, this indicates to the children that these ingredients are not wise for consumption before baking and cooking, such as the raw eggs. Other rules included washing hands before baking and not touching or tasting hot food removed from the oven until and adult has said it is safe to do so. The final rule is to make sure you have fun, and we certainly did.
The Cookin' Kidz is suitable from 2.5 years upwards but younger siblings are still welcome and there is a highchair in the Bakin' Barn.
We had a wonderful morning and couldn't recommend the cookery classes enough.
It's clear to see just how much the children enjoyed the class:
Oscar and Lottie were excited to see what they'd made and were extremely impressed when their lemon muffins came out of the oven. After covering them with icing and decorative sprinkles they wasted no time tucking in and tasting their baked goods.
If you're interested in trying The Cookin' Kidz they can be found on Facebook and their website, where you can find out more information on the class times and term prices.
Hubby is always asking what we've done with our days so I know he'll be pleased to come home to a freshly baked lemony poppy seed muffin lovingly made by these two.
